I was wondering why the Mormons decided to settle in Utah rather than going all the way west to California, which was still largely uninhabited before the gold rush of 1848.
— Theo Jaffee (@theojaffee) May 17, 2026
Turns out they actually did consider this, and Mormon pioneer Sam Brannan led 238 Mormons to Yerba Buena…
“When the ordinary thought of a highly cultivated people begins to regard "having children" as a question of pro's and con's, the great turning point has come. For Nature knows nothing of pro and con.”
— The Culturist (@the_culturist_) May 17, 2026
— Spengler https://t.co/VXTGlt3iIz pic.twitter.com/nLsYWbZHul
Silver Swan Automaton… no motors, built in 1773 and still working perfectly.
— Marwa ElDiwiny (@MarwaEldiwiny) May 17, 2026
The Silver Swan is powered entirely by mainsprings and brass clockwork gears.
Why did we stop creating such elegant engineering and beautiful pieces of art… timeless and built to last? pic.twitter.com/R3dVv1Wlpd
Officers pulled this guy over for a broken tail light and suspicion of DUI. What they got instead was a sobriety test they will never forget.
— Giggling Ganon (@GigglingGanon) May 16, 2026
We’ve seen thousands of hours of body cam footage, but this footage from Conway, Arkansas, remains in a league of its own. Most drivers… pic.twitter.com/0qVUZdSKGJ
Christians are the ones who built civilization. pic.twitter.com/jYNICQbk46
— Kangmin Lee | 이강민 (@kangminlee) May 17, 2026
Occupants of a sod house in Drenthe, the Netherlands, photographed standing outside in 1936...
— ArchaeoHistories (@histories_arch) May 17, 2026
Sod houses were a form of rural housing built from compacted earth, peat, grass, and turf, commonly used in regions where timber and stone were scarce or expensive. In parts of the… pic.twitter.com/4uBPWWuVv1
➜ Es fácil ser comunista desde la comodidad de un país capitalista.
— Diego Angulo (@AmoaHamlet) May 16, 2026
➜ Es fácil ser comunista desde el privilegio de una universidad privada.
➜ Es fácil ser comunista desde la tranquilidad de la libertad de expresión.
➜ Es fácil ser comunista desde una cuenta premium.
➜ Es…
This farmer has a puppy that hasn’t been trained to herd sheep yet. He lets her into the pen and instinct immediately takes over. She somehow just knows exactly what to do. Kind of crazy. pic.twitter.com/dBH7BeIQ7s
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) May 17, 2026
In 1562 a French gentleman was arrested for attending meetings of Protestants, but was acquitted after admitting he’d only gone in the hope of participating in the orgies Catholic propaganda claimed Protestants got up to. pic.twitter.com/bnuHMy2YHl
— Stakeholder Consultant (@echetus) May 17, 2026
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